
Baseboards - Want to Give New Look to Your House
Everyone
wants to live in the house of their dreams that consist of remarkably beautiful
decor and finishing touch in every aspect. Hence, baseboard trim add more grace and charm to the décor of your dream
home. Baseboards are the narrow
wooden boards fixed running along with the bottom line of an interior wall also
known as skirting.
Ø Purpose of Baseboards:
The purpose of the baseboard is to cover the joint
between the wall surfaces and the floor. It covers the uneven edges of the
meeting point of floor and interior wall resulting in the graceful and
eye-catching work finishing. It also protects the edges and bottom line of the
wall from being affected by the outside sources while washing or cleaning the
floor. It adds grace to the wall and makes your house look lovely.
Ø Materials of
Baseboards:
Generally, baseboards are made from softwoods.
Pine is the most common softwood and is difficult to distinguish from hardwoods
if stained properly while making baseboards. Medium density fiberboards (MDF
Baseboards) technically they are neither wood nor hardwood and are usually sold
primed as the primed wood are better and have less risk of damage. Plastic
baseboards are also made and come in various plastic compounds. UPVC is the
most common among all.
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How to choose Baseboards:
·
Height of baseboards
Casings should be observed to determine
the height of the baseboards.
Casings are the moldings around the doors and windows of your home and the
baseboard should be taller than the width of the casing. The baseboards should
be noticeable but not so over showy. There are various ranges of prices for
wooden baseboards depending on the type of wood and the height of the
baseboard.
·
Size of baseboards:
While sizing a baseboard for traditional
style home a good starting point of baseboard should be at the ratio of seven
percent. If the height of ceiling height is around eight feet high then the
baseboard shall be of near about seven inches tall.
·
The
thickness of baseboards:
As the baseboards run along with the
bottom line of the wall against the floor, a typical baseboard molding has a detail cut at the top edge with a curve or
quarter round molding at the bottom edge. Generally, most of the baseboards are 0.5 to 1 inch thick and
3 to 8 inches tall.
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Cost of baseboards:
Baseboards made from softwoods are
more cost-effective than hardwoods or other materials. However, the cost of
baseboards depends on the area of the house where installing crown molding and baseboard are required and also
depends on the style, quality, and width of baseboards to be installed.
·
Match of door and window casing
Window casings are the finishing touch
to a window inside the house and the same baseboards and moldings finish off a
room, they match the same molding to give a room a cohesive look. Apart from
the casings match there are countless designs to choose.
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